Track: Senior Design Project / Final Year Project (FYP) Presentation Competition

Abstract

Abstract—The project aims to optimize the warehouse operations in one of the Logistics operations company in the Philippines by designing a warehouse facility layout, conducting time and motion study, and developing operational standards that will increase labor productivity. After a series of observations and interviews, this paper identified the factors affecting the low productivity of the operations in the Warehouse. The warehouse operations are composed of receiving, pick and pack, and the dispatch of items. Process and Layout designs were analyzed through the different Criterion: Economic, Health and Safety, Ergonomics, Environmental, and Productivity. The two designs were evaluated based on the Trade-Off analysis. The evaluation process of the design proposals summarizes the overall preference of the two designs, therefore satisfying the requirements of the client with the consideration of the different engineering standards. Designing the facility layout and process allows this study to observe, justify, and include provisions and standards to support the two alternative design proposals. This study recommends the use of the second design which is more economical, environmental friendly, and can contribute for a higher productivity.

Keywords— constraints, optimization, trade-off, warehouse facility layout, warehouse operations